GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a bandit attack on a church camp in Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa, has left three worshippers dead. The bandits attacked the camp of the Divine Majesty Worship Ministry in the town last Monday. Ramhan Nansel, Nasarawa police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Sunday. Nansel said the church housed…
Paul Okoye, better known by his stage name Rudeboy, has announced the separation of the singing duo PSquare for the second time. In an interview with City FM Lagos on Thursday, Rudeboy narrated the circumstances leading to the breakup, offering a glimpse into the internal conflicts in the group. The twins, Paul and Peter Okoye,…
Following the signing of the new terms and conditions of service of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu has approved mouth-watering allowances for officers of General rank, who will retire after serving 35 years. Some of the allowances include the provision of a bulletproof SUV as take-home gift, fully paid foreign medical treatment, $20,000 as…
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, ānine soldiers fell in combatā with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack involved reinforcements arriving from across…
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Saāidu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Saāidu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Nollywood actor, Chris Bassey has revealed his transition to a career in plumbing in Canada. The film star, in an Instagram live session with Daddy Freeze, the media personality, shared his decision to venture into construction, specifically plumbing. Bassey highlighted the financial benefits of his new profession, arguing that it…
Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehranās top diplomat condemned Donald Trumpās comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as āunacceptableā. The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital Tehran as government offices and many…
US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with āserious consequencesā Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spending bill. The comments by Trump to NBC News come after the relationship between the worldās most powerful person and the worldās richest imploded in bitter and spectacular…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately return home to confront rising insecurity. On April 2, Tinubu departed for France on a two-week āworking visitā. A statement from the presidency said during his stay in France, Tinubu āwill appraise his administrationās midterm…
Following widespread complaints over a major network outage that left subscribers unable to access internet services, MTN Nigeria has issued an official apology, assuring customers that services have been fully restored. In a message to affected users, the telecommunications giant stated: āDear customer, we sincerely apologize for the challenges experienced with internet services yesterday in…